Originally Posted By: FlyNavyP3
The gentleman leading the walk around certainly has no love for the Tesla S. Not sure if his lack of enthusiasm is because he harbors some sort of resent for the brand or if it's because it's really that bad. He certainly highlights some glaring issues, but things like suggesting that back seat passengers would fold down the back seat and exit through the trunk versus just climbing into the front seat and exiting out the front door is a stretch for me and lends credibility to him just being in the Tesla hater camp.
I'm not a fan of the cars in general, to me they're the epitome of everything I hate in new cars. I want a car with less features less electronics more manual functions thats easy to repair and troubleshoot by the average handyman. I guess I'll just have to keep driving old cars and only keep anything new for the duration of the warranty, which as it turns out is what the manufacturer wants anyway.
I'm neither a friend or foe of tesla. I couldn't really care less about their prospect or success. I'm a believer in hybrid/PHEVs, but liquid fuels will remain the energy density champ for a long while more.
The video was interesting, but you could tell there was no love. Some of those design elements are excessive superfluous items that are bound to fail. But they're just stupid unnecessary stuff. Gaps in panels, excessive electrification of stuff that should have a mechanical backup, that trunk design and hinges(?!?). No thanks.
The real/big tesla is an interesting car, but not of interest to me.
The most interesting advanced tech out there IMO is the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV.
Originally Posted By: andyd
My appliance Camry is a marvel of simplicity with its cable operated hood and trunk releases.
Ive never understood why some elements that can be so simple, need to be made so complex.
I almost kind of get the e-parking brake (though hate them because of how slow they are), but most of this stuff is crazy.